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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lehigh96, post: 638846, member: 15309&quot;]I wouldn&#039;t bid on their coins with your money.&nbsp; Do yourself a favor, if you are looking for high grade coins, stick with PCGS and NGC graded coins.&nbsp; Why on earth would someone have a raw 1896 Proof Barber quarter for sale in a no reserve auction?&nbsp; The answer is because there is something wrong with it.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?type=3&amp;campid=5335874456&amp;toolid=10001&amp;mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fcgi.ebay.com%2F1896-Barber-Quarter-PROOF-SOLID-GEM-PF-SCARCE_W0QQitemZ280367346746QQcmdZViewItemQQptZCoins_US_Individual%3Fhash%3Ditem414732343a%26_trksid%3Dp3911.c0.m14%26_trkparms%3D65%253A12%257C66%253A2%257C39%253A1%257C72%253A1205%257C293%253A1%257C294%253A50" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?type=3&amp;campid=5335874456&amp;toolid=10001&amp;mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fcgi.ebay.com%2F1896-Barber-Quarter-PROOF-SOLID-GEM-PF-SCARCE_W0QQitemZ280367346746QQcmdZViewItemQQptZCoins_US_Individual%3Fhash%3Ditem414732343a%26_trksid%3Dp3911.c0.m14%26_trkparms%3D65%253A12%257C66%253A2%257C39%253A1%257C72%253A1205%257C293%253A1%257C294%253A50" rel="nofollow">http://cgi.ebay.com/1896-Barber-Quarter-PROOF-SOLID-GEM-PF-SCARCE_W0QQitemZ280367346746QQcmdZViewItemQQptZCoins_US_Individual?hash=item414732343a&amp;_trksid=p3911.c0.m14&amp;_trkparms=65%3A12|66%3A2|39%3A1|72%3A1205|293%3A1|294%3A50</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The photos in that auction are designed to lead you to believe that the coin is a gem proof.&nbsp; My guess is that the coin is severely hairlined and will probably grade max PR63.&nbsp; That is assuming it hasn&#039;t been cleaned and would body bag.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have never purchased anything from them and never will.&nbsp; Unless you are interested in raw problem coins, I would pass on this dealer.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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